It's been a difficult debut campaign for Nicolas Pepe at Arsenal, but Sunday afternoon may well have been the turning point for kick-starting his career at the Emirates. The Ivory Coast international arrived in a club-record deal worth £72m last summer, but has struggled to replicate the kind of form that enticed the Gunners into bringing him in from Lille. Before the clash against Newcastle at the weekend, Pepe had managed just five goals and four assists in 27 games across all competitions. Speaking last week, Mikel Arteta admitted that the winger's price tag may have contributed to his disappointing displays, but insisted he could still deliver for the club, claiming that he is 'in the...
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